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Chapter 5: Say What?

It had been over two hours since Heero had arrived. News of the explosion and Heero's meeting with Sally had already spread to the three ex-pilots in the cafeteria. Wufei and Quatre were both surprised and concerned for their friend. Duo however, didn't even respond to the news. Instead, he just sat with his feet propped up on the table and leaned back so only two legs of the chair were on the floor.

"Tell me you're surprised at least a little." Quatre frowned. Duo never seemed so calm or patient before. Actually lately he had be acting very strange.

"Nope!" Duo said as he folded his hands behind his head.

"Maxwell, you're going to fall!" Wufei stated blankly. Knowing full well as much as he wished his friend would fall, that he wouldn't. "Why are we even waiting? Yuy is here already."

Duo sat up, "Well, right now I think it's better that we let Sally first hear his explanation. Then she won't come after me!" He really didn't want to end up on the wrong side of her temper.

"MAXWELL!" Wufei yelled as he stood up "Do you always think of yourself…" But before he could finish Duo had gotten up and wandered over to the food and started stacking a plate.

Quatre laughed, "I think first, he thinks of his stomach,thenhe'll think of himself." Still laughing, Quatre watched as Wufei sat down, sighed heavily and put his head down on the table.

"Tell me when Yuy comes. I can't stand to watch him eat at a time like this."

"A time like what?" Duo asked swallowing a mouthful and sitting down. "Nothing really happened. He's alive that's all that matters. All we have to do is wait until Sally's done chewing his head off first." Duo ate another fork full of what looked like it had been something like lesoniea. "As for eating, I'm hungry. I haven't eaten in two days so give me a bit of a break."

"Hmm... Still, I can't see how you can eat all that."

Duo smiled. "It's easy Wufei I…"

"Okay I think I've had enough about what you're eating." Quatre interrupted before they started a fight. "Duo why did Heero take that Taurus?" That was really what he wanted to know.

Duo looked up and watched Quatre for a moment. "Not a clue. He gave me his, 'You're going to die' speech and then threatened me like he always does. He really needs to learn how to tell me things like that without his gun, it's not like I'm going to tell him no and shoot him." Duo waved his fork, "Man it's like he can't trust me or something." He mumbled placing the fork down.

"Maxwell, I can't even trust you when you're quiet, let alone asleep." Wufei sighed still with his head on the table.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Duo asked standing up ready to defend himself from another retort.

Wufei looked up " I meant that…"

"What's going on here?" A familiar monotone voice asked.

"Heero!" Quatre cheered, "What happened?" concern playingb across his face.

Duo sat down just as Heero did, and leaned back once more with his arms crossed. 'This ought to be good.'

"The mobile suit's reactor blew up!" He stated simply.

"Yeah we know about that but why?" Duo asked.

"I think the pilot that had attacked me did it…somehow." Heero looked at Quatre who looked as if he were about to have a nervous breakdown. "I'm still trying to figure that out."

"Duo? You checked the Taurus, was there anything odd?" He asked turning to face his friend.

Duo had long finished his meal but was still looking at his plate as if more food would magically appear. "No, I would have put it in the log if there was anything odd." Walking away for a moment Duo threw his plastic plate in the garbage can and sat back down across from Heero. "Why would they try to blow me up? Come to think of it; isn't there something you wanted to tell me?"

"Hmm…" Heero grunted looking at his surroundings for a moment. Duo felt as if his friend had developed a nervous tick; or something like it, during his time away. "Yes there was."

"Well spill it! I'm starting to get anxious, it's really driving me nuts."

"Duo let him rest a moment, a lot has happened today!" Quatre scolded.

"It's fine I don't need to rest, not yet anyways." Heero stated, "You remember I told you someone was after you?" He asked Duo.

"Yes, but what did I do and why me? I mean I could see them chasing you or Relina, but me, it's a bit foolish. What use am I to whoever it is? Who is it anyways?" Duo asked scrunching up his face in confusion.

"Probably OZ." Wufei added.

"I think so but it's a small faction, nothing like the specials. Because of the UESN there are fewer people among their ranks. Or at least I believe so."

"Wait! You don't know?" Duo now looked worried. "You're guessing?" Duo looked scared. "Why can't you just hack into their system and get the numbers there?"

"I can't." Heero glared.

"What…WHY NOT!" Duo yelled. 'How can he not? He's a better hacker than me, no one's better than him.'

"Duo please, don't yell." Quatre asked trying to control his friend. This was only a fraction of Duo's odd behaviour, hopefully he can get to the bottom of it before it's to late.

"There was a fire wall I can't break through. I've never seen anything like it before."

"Great, just great." Duo sighed, "So there are these guys out there looking for me to kill me. How did I know this wouldn't be easy." Mumbling Duo placed his head down.

"Actually I'm not to sure of that!"

"Huh? But…" He raised his head.

"The information I had gotten didn't say anything about killing you."

"But you just said…"

"I said I wasn't sure! What I do know is that girl was trying to kill you."

"SAY WHAT? WHAT GIRL?"

"Duo!" Quatre hissed.

"Sorry! But how can a girl… Why?"

"I think she might be on our side though."

"Well don't I just feel great about that!" Duo grumbled sarcastically "Some OZ faction wants to 'get' me and a girl is trying to kill me, but hey everything is fine he says. Yes everything's fine!Except that I have an assassin after me that I haven't met, and she even on my side. WHAT THE HELL? I'm supposed to feel safe, get real!" Duo was about to lose it.

"Duo I'm sure you can handle her!" Wufei commented trying his best to calm down the hysterical man infront of him.

"I don't think so, Heero's getting at something." Duo answered turning pale.

"Yeah, she's not normal!" Heero added flatly. Duo made a loud gulping sound as he heard Heero's words.

All three preventers looked at him, concern stricken across each face. "She's as good as I am, maybe even better."

"How's that possible?" Quatre didn't like where this was going. "We were trained by the scientists, they would have told us before the war ended if there was anyone left they had trained."

"I don't think they trained her…at least not initially."Heero sighed, now he really didn't want to expalin where she got her training, not at this point. He knew for sure, but it's something he'd like to avoid for a while.

"What? Professor G didn't tell me about anyone, and I doubt he would have known."

"Wait Heero's right!" Quatre added, "I remember Instructor H talking to Doctor J about some girl a while before we were sent to earth." Duo stared at the blonde a moment as if trying to absorb what he was saying.

"So wait a minute your both trying to say that she's one of us." Duo propped his hand under his chin in thought. "So that ratty mobile suit she attacked you with is a.."

"A gundam? I'm not too sure but it might be."

"I can understand that." Wufei looked at Duo as his friend thought it all through "But it would have been unwise to place a woman in a battle, let alone a war."

"Well they were concerned about her, from what I can remember." It wasn't much he remebreed but from the look on Instructor H's face told him he was concered deeply about something.

"Quatre? Where was she? Did they say?" Duo asked.

"Well I'm not to sure but I though she was already on Earth before us." He looked toward Duo, "Why? What are you thinking?"

"Well first just hear me out and tell me if this makes any sense to you guys." Duo took in a deep breath as if gathering his thoughts. 'Let me be wrong.'

"If she was on Earth there was a chance she could have been dead before we had arrived. But now there's this girl who's basically hunting me down, and she's as good at it as Heero." Heero gave his friend a death glare "Well it's true!" Duo sighed, "Anyways, She flies what looks like a gundam, and has skill. So she must have started out on Earth right? We would have known if there was a mobile suit shipped here, so it must have come from here. In which case then she must be the pilot they were talking about."

"Heero! He's right!" Quatre realised. "What better way to make a dent in OZ's defences than from within, it makes perfect sense."

"Why thanks Quatre!" Duo puffed his chest out; obviously proud of himself.

"Alright I'll give you that Maxwell, but who trained her?"

Wufei was right who trained her? "What about Howard?"

Duo, Quatre and Wufei stared at Heero. "He was originally one of the scientists. He knows as much as the others did!"

"Yeah but I've worked there and I didn't notice a thing. I would have known by now."

"What if she was traded between the other five when we were training."

"I guess! But then she would have already been trained well enough to keep OZ from coming down our throughts." Duo looked at Heero a moment. "Well, did you ever notice anything odd?"

"Hmm…" Heero lapsed into thought but never answered.

"Uh okay I guess not." Duo yawned and stretched, "Well, maybe we should try to finish this tomorrow."

"Yeah I'm tired myself." Quatre added, "we should meet at my place tomorrow night and try to figure this out. The faster the better!" Wufei and Heero both nodded.

"I have to go and get a uniform and find Une to get the reports and my assignment." Heero sighed.

"So now you're sighing up?" Duo sounded surprised. "Aww, well I have to go to a few places before I get home anyways. It's my turn to cook and Hilde wanted me to get some stuff at Howard's ship yard, I'll ask him about the girl."

"Good idea." Quatre stood up and stretched him arms. "I have a meeting to prepare for tonight. I guess I'll see you guys at my place around eight O'clock. How's that?"

"Sounds good to me." Duo stood up "I'll tell Hilde not to cook for me, she'll understand." Stretching Duo started to walk out of the cafeteria.

"Duo! Are you going to tell her about the threat?" Quatre asked, already knowing the answer.

"Nah! I don't think that would be a good idea! Just remember Quatre to leave me enough food when I get there! Well see ya!"

"Does he ever think about anything else?" Wufei asked looking dumbfounded.

"Well most of the time, only if there's nothing that needs his immediate attention." Quatre laughed. "Well I'll see you guys tomorrow!"

"See you Quatre." Heero said, "Wufei can you do me a favour?"

"Sure Yuy what is it?"

"Tomorrow I want you and Trowa to watch Duo's back…I'm not even sure if I should let him go alone tonight but I don't think he would have taken the help."

"I'll check in on him late tonight. He'll be fine, as much as I hate to admit it. He's a lot stronger than we give him credit."

"I know that's actually what bothers me a bit." Wufei stood up as Heero finished his scentance.

"I might as well get some rest before I check in on him tonight then."

"Hmm…be careful, she might be expecting you too."

"I'll be glad to have the challenge, goodnight Yuy."

"You too." Heero murmured deep in thought as Wufei left. 'Looks like I'll have a long night myself.'

TBC...

A/N: hmm I wonder what Quatre is talking about when he says Duo is acting strange. Well read more and you'll find out.

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